Welcome to the New Zealand Recreation Association (NZRA). This website offers information on news, professional development and vacancies of interest to people working and playing in the recreation sector in New Zealand.



Professional Development:

National Conference - IFPRA Congress

Thinking Recreation! Hanmer Springs 23-25 July
Just Add Water (JAWS)  Hamilton 31 July & 1 August 


The NZRA Facility Management Development Programme is currently being run by SFRITO. Click here for information

NZRA Accreditation Scheme
Become an Accredited Recreation Professional or Practitioner. Enrol now. 
Brochure and Application Form and Assessment Criteria 

Student Internships
Are you a student interested in an internship, or an employer interested in having an intern.  If so check out our webpage on the possibilities.

Promotion and Advocacy:
National Policy Statement on Flood Risk Management
NZRA Submission to the Independent Inquiry into Local Government Rates April 2007 
CCC Pricing review and findings

Want to get your community more active?
Click here for a step-by-step guide to strategic planning for physical activity.

Mentoring
Would you like to be mentored?  We have a very talented and experienced pool of people willing to act as mentors.
Click here for details


Careers in Recreation:
Check out our Career Pathways and Qualifications booklets for info on Parks, Gardens, Community Recreation and Recreation Facilities.
Kiwi Careers also provides some information.
For jobs available right now go to
Vacancies
Financial Accounts year ended 30/6/2007
 

 

Industry Standards:

Check out the new Yardstick website

Yardstick Pools and Leisure Centres Technical Group - For details go to the bottom of the Projects page

WINTER Yardstick ParkCheck User Intercept Survey 
The established ParkCheck user intercept survey project is to be complimented from the winter of 2008 by the WINTER survey.
  
Pools intro and membership form
ParkCheck Project Background
ParkCheck Sampling Methodology
ParkCheck NZ Subscription
ParkCheck Australian Subscription 


Community Recreation Strategy May 2008

Swimming Pool Industry Standards
Check out the Public Pools section of the
PoolSafe website.

www.recreationstandards.org.nz for legislation, standards, guidelines and policies relating to recreation

Resources:
The following resources are available from NZRA. For details contact Jane.


SFRITO Lifeguard Database

IFPRA World e-news newsletter available now 
Click here
IFPRA Bookshop is now online for all your literary needs at http://www.booksand.info/

Australasian Leisure Manager magazine is a popular publication for facility managers and people in the recreation industry.  Click here for the
ALM Subscription Form for a special NZRA member rate.


NZRA gratefully acknowledge the support of the following organisations:

 Key Stakeholders

 

Premier Sponsors 

 

Key Partners 

                                


NZRA's Preferred Airline

 
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